See. Dahabiya Experience a slow cruise on the Nile, watching fisherfolk and visiting local families. Red Sea Terminal in Marsa Alam See the unique architecture mirroring the Red Sea and desert terrain. Luxor Witness the 2027 total solar eclipse with over six minutes of totality. Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) Explore the world's largest archaeological museum dedicated to a single civilization.
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Stay. Al Moudira Hotel A hideaway for aesthetes on Luxor's quiet west bank, surrounded by date palms.
National Geographic
Travelling aboard a traditional dahabiya reveals the slow side of life on the Nile — one where fisherfolk ply the waters and families invite guests into their kitchens.
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Atlas Obscura
Most airport terminals are designed simply to move travelers from one place to another. Terminal 1 at Hurghada International Airport attempts something more ambitious: turning the landscape outside into part of the building. Opened in late 2014, the terminal covers approximately 92,600 square meters across three main levels. Its most distinctive feature is the enormous elevated ceiling, whose f…
The New York Times
On Aug. 2, Southern Europe, North Africa and the Middle East will witness a solar blockbuster with extra-long totality. If you want to see it, book soon.
Atlas Obscura
On August 2, 2027, the Moon's shadow will cross southern Spain, North Africa, and the Arabian Peninsula. Near Luxor, in the Nile Valley, totality will last six minutes and twenty-three seconds. That number is the whole story. Most total eclipses give you two or three minutes. The celebrated North American eclipse of 2024 managed four and a half at its very best. Six minutes and twenty-three sec…
Lonely Planet
After over two decades of planning and construction, the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) in Cairo is now open to visitors. Here
Lonely Planet
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Lonely Planet
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Smithsonian Magazine
The Egyptian government is making changes to enhance the visitor experience around the pyramids, but are these modifications threatening the livelihoods of local communities rooted in generations-old tourism practices?
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